Agriculture
Randy grew up working on farms, frequently walking beans and doing chores. His in-laws run a livestock and crop farm in Sioux County, where he helps out along with his wife and four kids – spending many weekends bailing hay, loading hogs, vaccinating cattle, and maintaining seven finishing sites.
He knows first-hand that corn and soybean growers -- along with our livestock, egg, dairy, poultry, ethanol, and biodiesel producers -- form the backbone of the 4th District’s economy. As the second largest ag producing district in the country, Randy serves as a voice for Iowa's hardworking farmers, giving them a seat at the table on the House Agriculture Committee.
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When I was first elected to Congress, I promised that I would focus my energy on finding solutions to the challenges facing our families, farmers, businesses, and rural communities. Nearly four years later, my mission hasn’t changed. I work every day to ensure that the voice of Iowans is heard loud and clear in the halls of Congress and that I do everything in my power to advance policies that strengthen our economy, support agriculture, lower costs for our families, and keep our nation secure.
HULL, IOWA – Last week, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Don Davis (D-NC) led a group of their House Agriculture Committee colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to call on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Strategic Initiative to combat the spread of HPAI – colloquially known as “Bird Flu” – in Iowa and nationwide.
HULL, IOWA — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement calling for swift passage of the Farm Bill.
Feenstra voted to advance the Farm Bill out of the House Agriculture Committee in May.
HULL, IOWA – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Increasing Small-Scale Poultry Processing Opportunities Act, which would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow poultry processing facilities to perform regular slaughter and custom-exempt at the same facility.
Before I voted for the Farm Bill – which passed out of the House Agriculture Committee in May – I held many town halls with farmers and producers as part of my 36 County Tour and Feenstra Agriculture Tour to ensure that the priorities of our agricultural community were included in this vital legislation. In my conversations with producers, I repeatedly heard about the need for strong crop insurance protections, more opportunities to access new export markets, and foreign animal disease prevention and response.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the entire Iowa congressional delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use its existing statutory authority to provide much-needed relief to Iowa farmers and producers impacted by recent storms, including tornadoes and flooding.
Farmers in Iowa, especially in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District which I represent in Congress, continue to be devastated by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Out of the almost 100 million birds that have been affected by HPAI across 48 states since this outbreak began in 2022, nearly 25% have been in my home state – devastating producers, destroying flocks, and impacting entire communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to finalize Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026 – 2028.
Since 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has governed the important trading relationship between the United States and 32 countries on the African continent. This agreement offers eligible African countries with duty-free access to the American economy for more than 1,800 goods and products with the mutual understanding that these countries would equally reduce trade barriers for American goods to enter and be sold in African markets.